…California, Arizona, Texas and other states benefit from the Air Quality Initiative in the 2008 Farm Bill. In California alone, more than 1,100 farmers and ranchers partnered with the U.S….
Western Ag Processors Meeting Set
…$50 off the IPM Class Registration! This seminar qualifies for 8 hours of Continuing Education Units with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. On Friday, June 29th the 3rd Annual…
USDA’s MyPlate Celebrates First Anniversary
…in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). In the first quarter of this year, there were 34 million page views at the ChooseMyPlate.gov website and over 700,000 registered users…
Update Your Heat Illness Prevention Program
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) revised the heat illness prevention standard §3395 to include new…
USDA Provides Funding
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support 321 projects in all…
Calls For Scientific Scrutiny, Regulatory Enforcement, Fees Made at Nitrate Study Workshop
News story provided by California Grape and Tree Fruit League, Fresno. On May 23, the State Water Resources Control Board held a public workshop on the UC Davis Report on…
High Profile Ag Labor Bills Pass Committee
…the egregious changes AB 2346 would unnecessarily make to California’s heat-illness prevention standard. The other bill in the Appropriations Committee was AB 1544 that establishes the California Agricultural Jobs and…
